Sometimes I am afraid to sleep
For fear I shall never wake
Afraid of the darkness consuming me
Trapping me, suffocating me.
I wish to never  sleep,
To never fear  the darkness.
To never wake, gasping for air,
Another close call.
I am thankful for the darkness
And for sleep from which I barely wake
For when I wake,
The light seems brighter
Somehow, always brighter
Always reminding of how it shall fade.